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A really good day at Sewailo. The pace of play was good, which can be a problem at this course, The greens were running true and in nice shape .

At this time of year, this course is a great value.

Admittedly a hard course, but the pace of play was super slow again . Not the first time, either. No ranger the whole time, as seems to be normal now. No question that the customer service has declined substantially under new ownership from when the Accenture was held here.

The course is back in good condition. This complements the excellent layout. A tough back 9 with a number of desert carries.

Expect a slow round though and a mediocre practice facility--the only drawbacks of this course.

Alot of blind shots from the tees and fairways. The relatively short yardage on the card masks the true difficulty of the course. The par threes are hard. It's an old school layout and is not a links course as the name would connote.

This course requires hitting into some very hard landing areas and has alot of elevation changes. It's a very good test of golf and the desert was kept intact. There are several carries required over desert areas that might be difficult for shorter hitters. Starr Pass is in good shape this year.

Vistoso requires accuracy with desert all around specific landing areas on many holes. There are plenty of opportunities to lose golf balls with stray shots. The back nine is a great layout with 3 good par 5's and 3 tough par 3's. This course provides a nice change of pace and a good value for the money.

This is a very traditional layout without a bunch of frills in the design. The greens are in good condition this winter. The 9th and 18th holes are still very tough tests of golf. With a good Golfnow rate, it's clearly worth the money.

An interesting layout in a curious location in the rural hills. The temporary club house location far away from the 1st and 18th holes makes the course even more curious. This is a hard layout with tough par 3's, big elevation changes, and a large number of raised greens. Unfortunately, this winter the course apparently suffered from the freezing weather, as the greens are very poor and some of the fairways are thin. Too bad.

Outstanding course. Desert golf at its best. Very difficult layout with green complexes that are over the top.

The staff are great from the time you walk up to the pro shop to the time you are leaving in your car. The practice facilities are large and very well maintained. Having 2 good practice putting greens is also a plus. Both the mountain and canyon courses are well done and in great shape.

Beware, outsiders need to know that there are 2 shot gun starts per day in the winter months--and there won't be advanced notice. Plus, in January there will be frost delays on most days, so both morning and afternoon times will be delayed.